Patents Represented by Attorney Duane Morris LLP

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  • Method and device for conveying and rotating impact-sensitive panels in ultra clean rooms
    Patent number: 8312981
    Abstract: A method and a device for the contamination-free, precise-track conveying and rotating on one plane of thin, impact-sensitive crystalline panels, in particular glass panels is described. The method includes the following features: a) a glass panel (6) is conveyed over parallel mounted carriers (9) of a roller conveyor, the surface of the rollers having a thread-type structure; b) to alter the travelling direction of a glass panel (6), other supplementary rollers (7) are provided in the space between the rollers (8) in the appropriate region of the roller conveyor, said other rollers being lifted above the level of the roller conveyor by means of a lifting device; and c) to rotate a glass panel (6) independently of the travelling direction, other supplementary rollers (10) are provided in the space between the rollers (8) in the appropriate region of the roller conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Grenzebach Maschinenbau GmbH
    Inventor: Roland Franz
  • Retrofit glass fragment catching system
    Patent number: 8312684
    Abstract: A blast resistant window blind system includes a blind system comprising a plurality of parallel blind slats, a plurality of spaced pane engaging members, and first and second mounting bodies coupled to the pane engaging members and anchor members disposed at first and second opposite ends of said opening, wherein the pane engaging members are secured to the mounting bodies and coupled thereby to the structure. At least one energy dampening device is coupled to the pane engaging members, allowing the pane engaging members to extend a selected amount toward the inside of the structure upon impact of the window pane, wherein the blind system and pane engaging members cooperate to restrain the window pane from being blown into the inside of the structure and conform to the inside surface of the window pane during impact therewith to distribute the restraining force across the window pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Inventors: Alan Scott Gazaway, Christopher Lewis Eder, Norman Axel Mertke
  • System for automatically acquiring optically coded information, illuminator for said system and method for aligning with each other optical components of the system
    Patent number: 8308070
    Abstract: An illuminating device for a system for automatically acquiring optically encoded information includes at least one illuminating element, the at least one illuminating element including at least one linear light source extending along a first direction, at least one reflecting optical element associated with the at least one linear light source and suitable for reflecting a light beam emitted by the at least one light source, the optical element having at least one first focus, the linear light source being arranged within an area surrounding the first focus, the illuminating device further includes rotating means suitable for rotating the at least one reflecting optical element with respect to the at least one first focus, with a rotation center arranged within a further area surrounding the at least one first focus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Datalogic Automation S.R.L.
    Inventors: Kurt Vonmetz, Fabrizio Guastadini, Luigi Pellegrino, Daniele Fiorini
  • Communication terminal apparatus
    Patent number: 8311195
    Abstract: The present invention provides a communication terminal apparatus comprising: an application execution unit operable to perform prescribed operations for communications; an address book updating unit operable to update first party information included in an address book to second party information, the address book being stored on an address book storage medium and including one or more pieces of party information and one or more names in one-to-one correspondence; and an application information updating unit operable to update a piece of party information that is stored on an application information storage medium and the same as the first party information to the second party information according to the updating by the address book updating unit, the application information storage medium storing thereon one or more pieces of party information and being referred to by the application execution unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Keisuke Nagata
  • Gas operated rifle with bolt carrier and receiver assembly
    Patent number: 8307750
    Abstract: A gas operated autoloading firearm having an improved bolt carrier. The gas piston system may include a barrel defining a longitudinally-extending bullet pathway, a gas block defining a piston bore, a passageway fluidly connecting the bore with the bullet pathway for diverting combustion gas to the bore upon discharging the firearm, and a piston slidably disposed in the bore for reciprocating movement. The piston actuates a reciprocating bolt assembly including a bolt carrier slidably received in a receiver. The bolt carrier includes supporting and guiding surfaces configured to reduce receiver wear and bolt carrier drag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc
    Inventors: Brian Vuksanovich, Todd Wilkinson
  • High efficiency buffer stocker
    Patent number: 8308418
    Abstract: A high-efficiency buffer stocker is disclosed. The buffer stocker includes an overhead transport track for supporting overhead transport vehicles carrying wafer containers and at least one conveyor system or conveyor belt provided beneath the overhead transport track for receiving the wafer containers from the overhead transport vehicles on the overhead transport track. The buffer stocker is capable of absorbing the excessive flow of wafer containers between a processing tool and a stocker, for example, to facilitate the orderly and efficient flow of wafers between sequential process tools in a semiconductor fabrication facility, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Veen Ma, Chih-Hung Huang, Wen-Chung Chiang, Goldie Hsieh, Fiona Lee
  • Subsurface positioning system and method for monitoring movement underground
    Patent number: 8310238
    Abstract: A system for monitoring movement in a subsurface environment, which may be used to determine flow dynamics within a fluid mass such as an ore body, or track subsurface persons or moving assets. A plurality of underground positioning system (UPS) elements in the subsurface environment transmit characteristic signals to a plurality of antennas, which transmit the signals to a data processing apparatus. The system thus determines changes in the positions of the UPS elements to derive an indication of the motion of the fluid mass or the locations and movement of subsurface persons or assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Penguin Automated Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Greg Baiden
  • System and method for optimizing location estimate of mobile unit
    Patent number: 8311018
    Abstract: The location of a wireless mobile device may be estimated using, at least in part, one or more pre-existing Network Measurement Reports (“NMRs”) which include calibration data for a number of locations within a geographic region. The calibration data for these locations is gathered and analyzed so that particular grid points within the geographic region can be determined and associated with a particular set or sets of calibration data from, for example, one or more NMRs. Embodiments of the present subject matter also provide a method of improving a location estimate of a mobile device. Received signal level measurements reported by a mobile device for which a location estimate is to be determined may be evaluated and/or compared with the characteristics associated with the various grid points to estimate the location of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Andrew LLC
    Inventors: John Carlson, Martin Alles, George Maher, Selcuk Mazlum
  • Public-address system
    Patent number: 8306239
    Abstract: [Object] To downsize a power amplifier, while keeping isolation between a transmission line and ground potential. [Means to Realize Object] Two terminals (2a, 2b) of an audio signal source (2) are connected to an input of an isolation input circuit (6). An audio signal developed, being isolated from the input-side, between two output-side terminals (6a, 6b) of the isolation input circuit (6) are inputted to a power amplifying stage (12). The power amplifying stage (12) amplifies the audio signal and outputs it at a high voltage from two output terminals (12c, 12d) to a plurality of loudspeakers (22) without using an insulation transformer. Operating power is supplies to the power amplifying stage (12) from two power supply terminals (20c, 20d) of a DC power supply (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: TOA Corporation
    Inventors: Yuma Kawai, Koji Kawaguchi
  • Electronic device with configurable displays
    Patent number: 8306575
    Abstract: An electronic device includes at least two display casings each having a display therein, a connecting member comprising two rotation shafts arranged in parallel to each other and coupled to respective ones of the two display casings so as to allow each of the two display casings to rotate, and a sliding mechanism configured to allow the two display casings to move toward each other so as to allow the displays of the two display casings to form a single larger display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Kubodera, Etsuko Kuse
  • System and method for strategizing interactions with a client base
    Patent number: 8306850
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods that can be utilized to evaluate and/or direct an interaction with a consumer database and/or evaluate a consumer database, where the consumer database contains information about consumers and particular products and/or services held or used by the consumers. The interactions may be, for example, determining a strategy for sales, marketing, cross-selling, and/or retaining one or more of the consumers. The evaluations may include, for example, hierarchically ranking the consumers and/or determining a clustering of the consumers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Branch Banking & Trust Company
    Inventors: Robert Russell Lawton, Guenther Kurt Hartfeil
  • Method and system for customized caller identification
    Patent number: 8306202
    Abstract: A system and method for customized caller identification and call routing are disclosed. A disclosed method of providing customized caller identification information for a phone call includes associating a first phone number in a database with a plurality of user specified identifications, selecting one of the plurality of user specified identifications in response to the phone call placed from the first phone number to a second phone number as a function of the second phone number, and providing the selected one of the plurality of identifications to a device associated with the second telephone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Vonage Network LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Citron, Louis Mamakos
  • Manufacture method of ultra-pure sulfuric acid
    Patent number: 8303925
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing ultra-pure sulfuric acid is described. Industrial sulfur trioxide is used as the raw material, gasifying it in a round gasifier, getting it gasified for the second time after condensation, sulfur trioxide gas has been purified. Absorbing the sulfur trioxide gas with the dilute sulfuric acid circularly, collect the target product of ultra-pure sulfuric acid. The main content of the ultra-pure sulfuric acid obtained by the method of the present invention can reach more than 96 wt %, the content of the impurities of metal ions, is in conformity with the SEMI C12 standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Asian Union Electronic Chemical Corp. Shanghai
    Inventors: Jiarong Zhan, Curtis Dove, I-Hsing Lin
  • Switched capacitor based negative bitline voltage generation scheme
    Patent number: 8305820
    Abstract: A memory device includes an array of memory cells, the memory device including a bitline biasing circuit for biasing a bitline during a write operation. The bitline biasing circuit operating to provide a negative biasing voltage to the bitline. The magnitude of the negative biasing voltage is inversely proportional to a memory cell supply voltage level provided at a memory cell supply voltage node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiu-Hui Yang, Jack Liu, Wei Min Chan, Shao-Yu Chou
  • Slurry system for semiconductor fabrication
    Patent number: 8297830
    Abstract: A slurry feed system suitable for chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) processes in a semiconductor fabrication facility and related method. The slurry feed system includes a valve manifold box having a discharge piping header fluidly connected to at least one CMP station and a first slurry supply train. The first slurry supply train may include a slurry mixing tank, day tank, and at least two slurry feed pumps arranged in series pumping relationship. The first slurry supply train defines a first slurry piping loop. In one embodiment, a second slurry supply train defining a second slurry piping loop is provided. The valve manifold box is operable to supply slurry from either or both of the first and second slurry piping loops to the CMP station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Chiang Tseng, Yung-Long Chen, Liang-Chieh Huang, Yi-Wen Huang
  • Multiple bitcells tracking scheme for semiconductor memories
    Patent number: 8300491
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory segment includes a first memory bank having a first tracking cell disposed in a first tracking column. A second memory bank includes a second tracking cell disposed in a second tracking column. A first tracking circuit is coupled to the first and second tracking cells and is configured to output a first signal to memory control circuitry when the first and second tracking cells are accessed. The memory control circuitry is configured to set a clock based on the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Derek C. Tao, Annie-Li-Keow Lum, Chung-Ji Lu
  • Translational switching system and signal distribution system employing same
    Patent number: 8300681
    Abstract: A frequency translation system includes first and second translational switches, and a signal bus coupled therebetween. The first translational switch includes one or more inputs configured to receive a respective one or more first input signals, a first plurality of outputs, and a second plurality of outputs. The second translational switch includes one or more inputs configured to receive a respective one or more second input signals, a first output, and a second output. The signal bus, coupled between the first and second translational switches, includes (i) a first bus line coupled to a first one of the first plurality of outputs of the first translational switch, and to the first output of the second translational switch, and (ii) a second bus line coupled to a first one of the second plurality of outputs of the first translational switch, and to the second output of the second translational switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: R.F. Magic, Inc.
    Inventors: Branislav Petrovic, Keith Bargroff, Jeremy Goldblatt
  • Heat activated adhesives for bag closures
    Patent number: 8297840
    Abstract: A polymeric woven bag has a first panel and a second panel and an open end of the bag to be pinched closed. A first layer of heat activated adhesive material is on a portion of the bag to form an adhesive-to-adhesive seal by contact with a second layer of heat activated adhesive material on a portion of the bag. second panel, wherein the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer have respective heat activation temperatures below the softening point temperature of the polymeric bag material, and wherein sealing the bag end after the bag has been filled with contents by heat activating the first layer of adhesive material and the second layer of adhesive material at a temperature below the softening point temperature of the polymeric bag material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Coating Excellence International LLC
    Inventor: Mark E. Jansen
  • Condiment container
    Patent number: D670573
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: H.J. Heinz Company
    Inventors: Dave McDermott, Luc Vets
  • Hair styling device holster
    Patent number: D670865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Polder Housewares, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerry Cooper, Calvin Scott, Chris Hawker, Joel Beebe, Christopher Trunek, Jessica Moreland